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Powering up like Piccolo

Summer is here. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the weather is nice. With constant outside activities, I would like to share a workout regimen inspired by one of my favorite anime characters: none other than Dragon Ball Z’s Piccolo.  For this exercise, we will be venturing to your local playground (or outdoor fitness area if you have one available). This will be a full body workout that will challenge your endurance and is callestenics based. 

Here’s the workout give yourself adequate rest between sets:

Warm up : dynamic stretching for 10 minutes

Cardio: jumping rope (weighted or unweighted) for up to 30 minutes

Strength training: For the following, you will need a weighted vest as well as ankle weights.

Legs: lunges (forward or reverse) 4 sets 10-15 reps per leg

Core: leg raises (using the monkey bars or hanging bars) 4 sets 15-25 reps

Back/biceps: (using monkey bas or hanging bars) chin ups 4 sets 8 to 15 reps.  Alternatively, you can switch for pull-ups

Triceps/chest/shoulders: (using parallel bars) dips 4 sets 8 to 15 reps. Alternatively, you can also use the steps on a playscape or bench for decline push-ups for the ame number of sets up to 20 reps

Finisher: burpees AMRAP within 60 seconds

And there you have it! It was a good summer workout with a good challenge. While you might not be able to fire off ki blasts lile Piccolo, you will certainly get stronger with this workout. Until the next time, dear readers. Excelsior

Outfit not included with gains

Simple Salmon Quesadillas

Sometimes, the simplest things in life are the best. Some days are just so long and exhausting that you might not feel like doing anything, let alone cook. These salmon quesadillas are quick and easy for those long days or those lazy afternoons. For this, you will simply need some salmon, your preferred shredded cheese and spices of your choice , low carb wraps, salsa, and light sour cream.

This recipe works with fresh or frozen salmon that has been thawed out. Simply bake the salmon on a lightly greased baking dish for 15 to 20 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit (or grill to desired tenderness) after applying your seasoning of choice. (For mine in utilized Mrs. Dash all-purpose seasoning, garlic powder, pepper, onion powder, and a healthy dash of Tony’s Cajun seasoning).

After the fish flakes with the touch of a fork, you can then chop up the salmon into small pieces with a chefs knife or shred it to pieces with a food processor if you have one. Warm up your wrap in a skillet for about a minute, being sure to flip onto both sides and apply a healthy layer of cheese around the wrap and place a serving of the shredded salmon into to wrap (about 4 to 6 ounces should do depending on how big your wraps are). Fold over the wrap and place into a lightly oiled skillet and cook both sides until the cheese has melted together both sides of the wrap. Once removed from the skillet cut into four pieces and serve with the salsa and sour cream.

Very low effort dinner but delicious nonetheless

This is an easy low effort dinner that can be prepared within 30 minutes. The best part about this is that you can put in other ingredients such as tomato and spinach and peppers for a nice serving of vegetables as well. Until the next time, dear readers, excelsior!